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ExxonMobil and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are running an illegal scheme to promote the oil giant’s climate denial policies and legislative agenda in violation of U.S. tax law governing charitable organizations, according to charges filed by the Center…

The Trump campaign filed a legal petition to stop Michigan’s presidential recount, saying Jill Stein has no chance of winning and a hand tally could delay the Electoral College vote scheduled for December 19. The Green party presidential candidate held a press conference…

Parts of Hawaii have been hit with more than two feet of snow as a winter weather warning is issued for the US state. The heaviest accumulations of snow are on two of the island’s highest peaks, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa,…

A judge dismissed a motion to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate whether Gov. Christie broke state law when he allegedly refrained from ordering his aides to stop a political payback scheme involving the George Washington Bridge in 2013. Bill…

Officers from 76 law enforcement agencies have been confronting peaceful protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock, continuing a disturbing trend of using heavily armed forces from numerous jurisdictions to suppress racial minorities engaging in legal forms of…

A beautiful blue spruce from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fuzo in Roselle Park will be donated on December 6th and will adorn the Courthouse Rotunda during the Holiday season. “This is the 60th anniversary of this tradition…

The hunt for a fugitive accused of shooting at police in South Carolina turned deadly when law officers tracked the suspect to southeast Georgia, where an attempt to arrest him erupted in gunfire. The brief shootout at a mobile home…

Hundreds of low-wage workers marked the fourth anniversary on Tuesday of the “Fight for 15” movement locally with Lisa McCormick as an estimated 64 million workers took part in nationwide “Fight for 15” actions and strikes. “Opponents of raising the wage say…

If urgent action to curb climate change is necessary for the preservation of life on this planet, the incoming Trump administration may fast track an extinction level event. In the coming days, President-elect Donald Trump is likely to nominate candidates for…

In March, ProPublica and the Texas Tribune published Hell and High Water, an interactive story that raised an alarm about Houston’s vulnerability to coastal storms. Today, a team at the University of Southern California is launching a virtual-reality experience based…